50 Frederic S. Mishkin ? Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, Seventh Edition
119) Money market mutual fund shares function like
(a) checking accounts that pay interest. (b) bonds. (c) stocks. (d) currency.
(e) municipal bonds.
Answer: A
Question Status: New
120) An important feature of money market mutual fund shares is
(a) deposit insurance.
(b) the ability to write checks against shareholdings. (c) the ability to borrow against shareholdings. (d) claims on shares of corporate stock. (e) all of the above.
Answer: B
Question Status: New
121) Thrift institutions include
(a) banks, mutual funds, and insurance companies.
(b) life insurance companies, fire and casualty companies, and pension funds. (c) finance companies, mutual funds, and money market funds. (d) pension funds, mutual funds, and banks.
(e) savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, and credit unions.
Answer: E
Question Status: New
122) Which of the following is not a goal of financial regulation?
(a) Ensuring the soundness of the financial system (b) Reducing moral hazard (c) Reducing adverse selection
(d) Ensuring that investors never suffer losses
Answer: D
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123) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) regulates
(a) savings and loan associations. (b) mutual savings banks. (c) credit unions. (d) all of the above.
(e) only (a) and (b) of the above.
Answer: E
Question Status: Previous Edition
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124) Savings and loan associations are regulated by the
(a) Federal Reserve System.
(b) Securities and Exchange Commission. (c) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. (d) Office of Thrift Supervision. (e) Department of Justice.
Answer: D
Question Status: Study Guide
125) Which of the following regulates at least some commercial banks?
(a) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (b) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (c) The Federal Reserve System (d) Each of the above
(e) Only (a) and (b) of the above
Answer: D
Question Status: Previous Edition
126) Which of the following examines the books of depository institutions?
(a) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (b) The Federal Reserve System
(c) The National Credit Union Administration (d) State banking and insurance commissions (e) Each of the above
Answer: E
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127) Which of the following do not provide charters?
(a) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (b) The Federal Reserve System
(c) The National Credit Union Administration (d) State banking and insurance commissions
Answer: B
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128) Regulations that protect against financial panics include
(a) restrictions on entry. (b) disclosure.
(c) deposit insurance.
(d) restrictions on assets and activities. (e) all of the above.
Answer: E
Question Status: New
52 Frederic S. Mishkin ? Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, Seventh Edition
129) The agency that was created to protect depositors after the banking panics of 1930–1933 is the
(a) Federal Reserve System.
(b) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. (c) Treasury Department.
(d) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. (e) all of the above.
Answer: B
Question Status: New
130) An important restriction on bank activities that was repealed in 1999 was
(a) the prohibition of the payment of interest on checking deposits. (b) restrictions on credit terms.
(c) minimum down payments on loans to purchase securities.
(d) separation of commercial banking from the securities industries. (e) prohibition on ownership of municipal bonds.
Answer: D
Question Status: New
131) A goal of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to reduce problems arising from
(a) competition. (b) banking panics. (c) risk.
(d) asymmetric information. (e) all of the above.
Answer: D
Question Status: New
132) Asymmetric information is a universal problem. This would suggest that
(a) financial regulation exists only in the United States.
(b) financial regulations differ significantly around the world. (c) financial regulations in industrialized nations are similar. (d) financial regulations are unnecessary.
(e) financial regulations in industrial countries are an unqualified failure.
Answer: C
Question Status: New
133) The purpose of the disclosure requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to
(a) increase the information available to investors. (b) prevent bank panics.
(c) improve monetary control.
(d) protect investors against financial losses. (e) all of the above.
Answer: A
Question Status: New
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134) The primary purpose of deposit insurance is to
(a) improve the flow of information to investors. (b) prevent banking panics.
(c) protect bank shareholders against losses. (d) protect bank employees from unemployment. (e) all of the above.
Answer: B
Question Status: New
135) In order to reduce risk and increase the safety of financial institution, commercial banks and other
financial institutions are prohibited from (a) owning municipal bonds. (b) making real estate loans. (c) making personal loans. (d) owning common stock. (e) all of the above.
Answer: D
Question Status: New
Questions for Web Appendix to Chapter 2
136) U.S. Treasury bills
(a) are the safest of all money market instruments.
(b) sell at a discount because they have no interest payments. (c) are the most liquid of the money market securities. (d) are all of the above.
(e) are only (b) and (c) of the above.
Answer: D
Question Status: Previous Edition
137) U.S. Treasury bills are issued in
(a) three-, six-, nine-, and twelve-month maturities. (b) three-, nine-, and twelve-month maturities. (c) three-, six-, and twelve-month maturities. (d) three-, and six-month maturities.
Answer: C
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138) U.S. Treasury bills
(a) are issued in three-, six-, nine-, and twelve-month maturities. (b) sell at a discount because they have no interest payments. (c) are the most liquid of the money market securities. (d) are all of the above.
(e) are only (b) and (c) of the above.
Answer: E
Question Status: Previous Edition
